The NASCAR Sprint Cup series wraps-up its two-race season series at Michigan International Speedway this week with the running of the Pure Michigan 400. Sunday\u2019s race is set to get underway at 1 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on FOX. <\/p>\n
NASCAR Sprint Cup Pure Michigan 400 Preview and Prediction
\nRace: Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway
\nDate: Sunday, August 18, 2013
\nTime: 1 p.m. (ET)
\nBroadcast: FOX
\nOdds from Bovada<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nKyle Busch successfully navigated the road course at Watkins Glen last Sunday to claim his third point-race victory of the season. Brad Keselowski raced his way to a second-place finish and +2000 longshot Martin Truex Jr. ended-up third.<\/p>\n
The following is a closer look at our favorite, contender, and longshot picks for this Sunday\u2019s race with odds provided by Sportsbook.<\/p>\n
The Favorite (odd of less than 10\/1)<\/h3>\n
Last week\u2019s winner, Kyle Busch has not been opened as the top favorite to win again this Sunday but at +800 we like his odds to get it done. The No. 18 car is currently sitting in fifth place in the Sprint Cup standings with 693 points on not only the strength of three past victories but on seven additional top-five finishes and a total of 1,066 laps led this year. Busch adds even more value to these odds with a fourth-place finish in the first race at Michigan this season. He also posted a victory in this race in 2011.<\/p>\n
The Contender (odds from 10\/1 to 19\/1)<\/h3>\n
It is hard to race as well as Dale Earnhardt Jr<\/b>. has this season without making your way to victory lane. The No.88 car is in solid position for the upcoming Chase with 670 points that have the team in sixth-place in the standings. It has come close to taking the checkered flag a couple of times this season with five top-five finishes, but the reason we are bullish on his +1000 odds to win this week is Junior\u2019s recent performance at this track. Not counting a disappointing 37th<\/sup>-place finish in the first race here this season due to engine troubles, he won the first race here last season to finally end a five-year winless streak and then followed that up with a fourth-place finish in this race later in the year. [ad-8757089]<\/p>\n
The Longshot (odds 20\/1 or greater)<\/h3>\n
The odds to win this race fall off quickly once you get past the first 14 drivers on the list, but if you are looking for value in a longshot then take a look at Joey Logano at +2500. He seemed to be in the mix in a number of races earlier in the season in both a good and bad way and the No. 22 car has made its way into the top five in five races this season. Logano has finished eighth or better in his last three Sprint Cup point races so current form is good. Adding a bit more value is the fact that he finished ninth in the first race at Michigan this year, which was his best effort at this track since taking seventh in this race in 2009.<\/p>\n
Odds from Bovada<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
JIMMIE JOHNSON 5-1
\nKASEY KAHNE 7-1
\nKYLE BUSCH 8-1
\nMATT KENSETH 8-1
\nDALE EARNHARDT JR 10-1
\nGREG BIFFLE 10-1
\nKURT BUSCH 12-1
\nKEVIN HARVICK 12-1
\nBRAD KESELOWSKI 12-1
\nCARL EDWARDS 12-1
\nMARTIN TRUEX JR 15-1
\nJEFF GORDON 15-1
\nCLINT BOWYER 15-1
\nDENNY HAMLIN 18-1
\nJOEY LOGANO 25-1
\nRYAN NEWMAN 30-1
\nJAMIE McMURRAY 40-1
\nAUSTIN DILLON 40-1
\nJUAN MONTOYA 60-1
\nRICKY STENHOUSE JR 60 -1
\nMARK MARTIN 75-1
\nPAUL MENARD 100-1
\nJEFF BURTON 200-1
\nARIC ALMIROLA 200-1
\nMARCOS AMBROSE 200-1
\nTREVOR BAYNE 300-1
\nAJ ALLMENDINGER 300-1
\nDANICA PATRICK 300-1
\nBOBBY LABONTE 500-1
\nFIELD 500-1<\/p>\n*SPRINT Cup Odds provided by Bovada<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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